The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-04-20
SWEPT ev a CYCLONE.
Ten Miles of Country Devasta-
ted

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Ten Miles of Country DeVasta-
ted.
WHErIISo v Va April 1.-The first
/ g,.nuine cyclone ever witnessed in this i'm
mediate vicinity was experienced this after
noon and wrought devastation over section
Of country extending from II Clairsville,
/ Ohio. ten miles West, TO a point a. far East
/ a. lhi, city. Little damage was done here
the high hills on both sides Of the river shell
I tering The houses hut ihe oommotion in the
upper air was noticed and few roofs were
Z damaged The storm was first ielt at 81
( Clmr~Fille al 3.l5 p ~. 10 appeared 10 be
travelling from the o., and 90 the form Of 4
mnnel-shape,l mass "a; cloud resembling in
appearance dci-c black smoke. The cone
wa- downward and could b. plainly traced
over H. track by the destruction it left.
House were demolished. tree snapped off
like pipe->iein,. horses and cattle prusiraIed
and carried bodily hundreds Of yards by the
gale. and TIE sky darkenc,i with the clouds
offying debris
The storm and It's effects showed all the
distinguishing characteristics Of the Western
cyclone. II nrst struck two new brick
houses belongingto Colonel Patton and Judge
Cochran. west of town. aud frame house
belonging 10 man named Coleman. All
three were completely demolished, and the
furniture aud portions Of the root and walls
scattered along The track Of the cyclone clean
70 the end oi the town. mile distant. A
large mansion ou the corner of Marietta and
Main streets was cut Oft clean at the second
floor. aud the walls and roof scattered in
fragments. The First National Bank block
and O. Trail a Sons dry goods store we're
almost swep. from their sites, only portion
OF the lower walls being leit standing. The
dwellings and blocks OF l. II. Patterson,
druggist. ,ieorge Jepsuu. grocer, and James
Patterson. dry goods. had the upper walls
and roof, swept Oh and the lower part oitEe
house badly damaged by falling bricks
8ud imbers. The National Hotel Mr..
Eyan- lare, brick residence and probably
forty other houses were Jess seriously dam-
aged.
Benjamin Pari5aurs;'- fine old brick man
sion south uf town was totally demolished
likewise tine United Presbyterian Church.
bricll cdiHrc
TieIo.> IN -. Clair-ville viii reach 5000
ru The Western Union wires and poles
arc ui down. horses hitchcl in the streets
were blown about like chat and the vehicles
demoli-cd. : srautling sailed through the
air Tor mile aud en-; a, clean hole in the
two walls of a house as q cannon-ball would:
shingles were driven through weathcr-board-
ing like arrows.
At Barou> Station. four miles north. "A
nea brick house WA, Ieyeled 10 tbe ground
.tt Pa-ea. five miles west of this city, on the
National Road q brick house Of A. Hiukle
Was badly demolished and br was badly
hurt
Large tracts of wood between here and 81
Jlair>,Ille have uo, tree uniujurcd, while
most of them are Ilat un the ground In the
Jowu pf Bridgeport. just across the river
funeral was IN the cemetery ON the hilltop at
the time, and The caniale~ were blown over
and carried against trees. tombstoucs snap
ping 1ifa. rhcy b.e1 over them.
Martin, Ferry. on the opposite Of the river
AT the north caa of the town suffered even
more severely than ~. Ciairyille. Here
broad alley gave direction to the destroying
gale, which licked up forest and firm-houscs
and scattered fences IN lis path down the hol-
low. widening as it stuck the little city,
scattering destruction everywhere The brick
residence of >. Il Dreunen, editor Of the
Ns.rs was SO badly used mp that not one
brick was lrh ou another /. " Baileys
fine cou,rrtr residence was also lcyclcd to
tho ground Henry lIelIiugs eight houses,
barns and sheds were all destroyed. In the
town proper - to 1850 houses were more cor
less damaged and the loss Will reach SlG,.-
ouu Walnut Grove a fine park, has but few
uf hc i0U lofty trees standing The Ciiy
Cemetery adjoining was similarly unlouu-
rarc fug stove foundry was partially de
moli-hod ]aue, Eriiiy- huu,. and saloon
were blown down, and Mrs. Reilly was pull
ed unconscious from the ruins and may die.
Here the storm struck thc town at p. N.
Beside Mr. Reilly The only casualties re-
ported are Js,m,~ Reilly, her husband, q s;l-
Ioou-kcrrcr. hoin lc., broken Mrs Wilhelm
rpHar-hane broken Mark Davis, ofthe Mar
dns Ferry Stove Works. probably fatally
injured "a German lady. whose name could
uo, De learned dangerously injured.
When tHr storm struck the river the water
~hul lp iu a Perpendicular ~a,l aDunt -
l.-f aud ,l,u .rl back 100 -,.aIiu- r.aua.
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